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12 funders with a record of paying for “tennesseans”

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Seeding Success → Tennesseans for Quality Early Education: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → Thinktennessee: $543K across 2 grants, latest 2023Campaign for Great Public Schools → Tennesseans for Student Success: $475K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Urban Child Institute → Tennesseans for Quality Early Education: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024Scarlett Family Foundation → Tennesseans for Quality Early Education: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jr Hyde III Family Foundation → Tennesseans for Quality Early Education: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Melkus Family Foundation → Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty: $39K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gene & Florence Monday Foundation Inc → Knoxville Academy of Medicine: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2025Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc → East Tn Historical Society: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Boyd Foundation → Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → The Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge: $848K across 3 grants, latest 2024Scarlett Family Foundation → Tennesseans for Quality Early Education- Policy & Research: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Actors Bridge Ensemble: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Boyd Foundation → Tennesseans for Quality Early Education: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic Inc: $705K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Tennessee Higher Education Initiative: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Healing Hands Health Center: $593K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Friends in Need Health Center: $466K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Faith Family Medical Center: $432K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Wellness and Stress Clinic of Memphis: $357K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Crossroads Medical Mission: $340K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → St Mary's Legacy Clinic: $336K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Lifespring Community Health: $335K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Interfaith Health Clinic: $315K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Siloam Family Health Center: $309K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation: $279K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Karis Community: $269K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Keystone Denatl Clinic: $259K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Smiles: $235K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Servolution Health Services: $203K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Charis Health Center: $195K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Church Hill Free Medical Clinic: $191K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Medical Foundation of Nashville: $177K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Volunteers in Medicine Chattanooga: $167K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Helping Hands of Tennessee: $156K across 2 grants, latest 2023Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Dickson Community Clinic: $149K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Partners for Healing: $146K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic: $134K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Church Health Center: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Purpose Point Community Health: $94K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Amed Medical Foundation: $42K across 2 grants, latest 2023Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Medical Foundation of Chattanooga: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Giving Smiles: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Providence Medical Center: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → Healing in the Margins Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Nashville Opera Association: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → Tennessee Innocence Project: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Music City Prep Clinic: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network → Roberta Baines-Wheeler Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Group: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tennessee Charitable Care Network: $9.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Tennessee Charitable Care Net…$9.5MSeeding Success: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Seeding Success$1.5MThe Kresge Foundation: $543K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kresge Foundation$543KCampaign for Great Public Schools: $475K on this topic. Open the funder.Campaign for Great Public Sch…$475KThe Urban Child Institute: $400K on this topic. Open the funder.The Urban Child Institute$400KScarlett Family Foundation: $275K on this topic. Open the funder.Scarlett Family Foundation$275KJr Hyde III Family Foundation: $155K on this topic. Open the funder.Jr Hyde III Family Foundation$155KThe Community Foundation of Middle: $149K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$149KThe Melkus Family Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.The Melkus Family Foundation$70KThe Boyd Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Boyd Foundation$25KGene & Florence Monday Foundation Inc: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.Gene & Florence Monday Founda…$23KStowers Machinery Foundation Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Stowers Machinery Foundation…$20KTennesseans for Quality Early Education: received $1.8M on this topicTennesseans for Quality Early E…$1.8MInterfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville: received $1.3M on this topicInterfaith Dental Clinic of Nas…$1.3MThe Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge: received $848K on this topicThe Free Medical Clinic of Oak…$848KMountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic Inc: received $705K on this topicMountain Hope Good Shepherd Cli…$705KHealing Hands Health Center: received $593K on this topicHealing Hands Health Center$593KThinktennessee: received $543K on this topicThinktennessee$543KTennesseans for Student Success: received $475K on this topicTennesseans for Student Success$475KFriends in Need Health Center: received $466K on this topicFriends in Need Health Center$466KFaith Family Medical Center: received $432K on this topicFaith Family Medical Center$432KTennesseans for Quality Early Education: received $400K on this topicTennesseans for Quality Early E…$400KWellness and Stress Clinic of Memphis: received $357K on this topicWellness and Stress Clinic of M…$357KCrossroads Medical Mission: received $340K on this topicCrossroads Medical Mission$340KSt Mary's Legacy Clinic: received $336K on this topicSt Mary's Legacy Clinic$336KLifespring Community Health: received $335K on this topicLifespring Community Health$335KCommunity Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford: received $325K on this topicCommunity Clinic of Shelbyville…$325KInterfaith Health Clinic: received $315K on this topicInterfaith Health Clinic$315KSiloam Family Health Center: received $309K on this topicSiloam Family Health Center$309KKnoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation: received $279K on this topicKnoxville Academy of Medicine F…$279KKaris Community: received $269K on this topicKaris Community$269KKeystone Denatl Clinic: received $259K on this topicKeystone Denatl Clinic$259KSmiles: received $235K on this topicSmiles$235KServolution Health Services: received $203K on this topicServolution Health Services$203KCharis Health Center: received $195K on this topicCharis Health Center$195KChurch Hill Free Medical Clinic: received $191K on this topicChurch Hill Free Medical Clinic$191KMedical Foundation of Nashville: received $177K on this topicMedical Foundation of Nashville$177KVolunteers in Medicine Chattanooga: received $167K on this topicVolunteers in Medicine Chattano…$167KHelping Hands of Tennessee: received $156K on this topicHelping Hands of Tennessee$156KDickson Community Clinic: received $149K on this topicDickson Community Clinic$149KPartners for Healing: received $146K on this topicPartners for Healing$146KBeersheba Springs Medical Clinic: received $134K on this topicBeersheba Springs Medical Clinic$134KTennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty: received $109K on this topicTennesseans for Alternatives to…$109KTennesseans for Quality Early Education- Policy & Research: received $100K on this topicTennesseans for Quality Early E…$100KChurch Health Center: received $100K on this topicChurch Health Center$100KPurpose Point Community Health: received $94K on this topicPurpose Point Community Health$94KAmed Medical Foundation: received $42K on this topicAmed Medical Foundation$42KActors Bridge Ensemble: received $33K on this topicActors Bridge Ensemble$33KTennessee Higher Education Initiative: received $30K on this topicTennessee Higher Education Init…$30KMedical Foundation of Chattanooga: received $30K on this topicMedical Foundation of Chattanoo…$30KKnoxville Academy of Medicine: received $23K on this topicKnoxville Academy of Medicine$23KEast Tn Historical Society: received $20K on this topicEast Tn Historical Society$20KTennessee Financial Literacy Commission: received $20K on this topicTennessee Financial Literacy Co…$20KGiving Smiles: received $20K on this topicGiving Smiles$20KProvidence Medical Center: received $17K on this topicProvidence Medical Center$17KHealing in the Margins Inc: received $15K on this topicHealing in the Margins Inc$15KNashville Opera Association: received $15K on this topicNashville Opera Association$15KTennessee Breast Cancer Coalition: received $10K on this topicTennessee Breast Cancer Coaliti…$10KTennessee Innocence Project: received $7K on this topicTennessee Innocence Project$7KMusic City Prep Clinic: received $6K on this topicMusic City Prep Clinic$6KRoberta Baines-Wheeler Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Group: received $6K on this topicRoberta Baines-Wheeler Pulmonar…$6K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →